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Should I remove Freemake Video Converter?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
86% remove it14% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #5,633
United States Rank #6,996
Reach 0.0848%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 22.48 days
663.15 days >
Average installed length: 348.43 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.0.4 100.00%

Freemake Video Converter version 4.0.4

What is Freemake Video Converter?

Freemake Audio Converter bundles a branded version of the Conduit Toolbar, which delivers search based advertising and results. During installation the user is presented in some cases with the option to install the toolbar. Once accepted, the packaged executable, ConduitInstaller.exe, will download and install the necessary components for the Conduit Toolbar.

About  (from Ellora Assets)

Convert audio free to MP3, WMA, WAV, FLAC, AAC, M4A, OGG, convert audio to MP3 player, iPod, iPhone, iPad, PSP, extract audio from video, join audio files. Convert audio between all key audio formats: MP3, WMA, WAV, FLAC, AAC, M4A, OGG. Convert WMA to MP3, WAV to MP3, MP3 to WAV, FLAC to MP3, AAC to MP3, etc. Use Freem...  Read more

Overview

It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The main program executable is FMVideoConverter.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 87 files and is usually about 67.54 MB (70,823,833 bytes).
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Installs a Windows Service
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Freemake Video Converter.
CaptureLibService.exe (23ba2103f69c7e12138240c86030f954) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Antiy-AVL 0.1.0.1 Trojan[:HEUR]/Win32.AGeneric
Symantec 5/30/2014 rev. 6 WS.Reputation

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.freemake.com
Help link: www.freemake.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Freemake\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Freemake\Freemake Video Converter\Uninstall\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 67.54 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Freemake Video Converter version 4.0.4

Program module:FMVideoConverter.dll
Name:FMVideoConverter.dll
Path:C:\Program Files\Freemake\COM\FMVideoConverter.dll
MD5:1182c8b59d958f30e38c8b846ddc342a
Additional files:
  • FreemakeVideoConverterSetup.exe - Freemake Video Converter (Freemake Video Converter Setup)
  • CaptureLibServiceLogic.dll - CaptureLibServiceLogic
  • CaptureDeployProject.dll - CaptureDeployProject
  • FreemakeVideoSniff.exe - FreemakeVideoSniff
  • CaptureLibService.exe - CaptureLibService
  • CaptureLib.dll - CaptureVideoLink
  • CaptureLibType.dll - CaptureLibType

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • CaptureLibService.exe runs as a service named 'FreemakeVideoCapture' (FreemakeVideoCapture).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

CaptureLibService.exe
Memory:21.45 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0000688322%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00006020%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00000863%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:62,549,740
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:139
70 average
I/O reads/min:31.63 MB
435.61 KB average

How do I remove Freemake Video Converter?

You can uninstall Freemake Video Converter from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Freemake Video Converter version 4.0.4, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Freemake Video Converter.
  4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win 10 0%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 86%
Keep it 14%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 64.44%
Windows 10 26.42%
Windows Vista 4.72%
Windows XP 4.42%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 31.91%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.97%
Windows 7 Professional 11.24%
Windows 8.1 7.57%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.23%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.39%

Distribution by countryGeography

36.26% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 36.26%
  Germany 14.13%
  United Kingdom 6.93%
  France 6.64%
  Australia 3.10%
  Canada 3.04%
  India 2.42%
  MA 1.97%
  Israel 1.63%
  DZ 1.07%
  Sweden 1.01%
  Belgium 0.96%
  Philippines 0.96%
  Austria 0.90%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.75%
Dell 21.57%
Acer 16.10%
ASUS 9.64%
Toshiba 6.66%
GIGABYTE 6.26%
Samsung 6.06%
Lenovo 3.78%
Intel 2.19%
Medion 1.99%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 8.21%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.15%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.85%
MEDIONPC MS-7502 2.56%
ASUS All Series 2.31%
Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300... 2.31%

About Ellora Assets

Ellora Assets is a application company that developes the Freemake line of Windows freeware which consists of Freemake Audio Converter, Freemake Music Box, Freemake Video Converter, & Freemake Video Downloader.
Publisher URL: www.freemake.com

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mscnsover a year ago
The software may do the job, but displays an irritating behaviour as it constantly tries to install crapware no matter what you do to remove it.